Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27

squares which are covered with stars EN-
broidered with silk or linen in white OF
colors. LAID over piece of colored sile
STA such cover is very handsome
and VII be even more so if the
drqwn-Out portions are filed with
some of the lace stitches now SO
much used in drawn work. A
very snowy bureau scarf can be made OF
interlaced ribbon, the foundation being 9
piece of mosquito net the SIZE of tue
bureau top. Two shades If ribbon aoUu,
an inch and half wide are Intervene n,
all of one shade crossing and the other
running the opposite way, the interScC-
tons being caught down upon the net by
s few invisible stitches. At each end the
RIBBON is extended to form llops, under
which is gathered Oriental, Egyptian or
tOrCaOn lace.
Do any of our readers intend serving
tea at reception? TAsn tney must 1t
once possess themselves of copper
kettle with tiny lamp underneath 10
keep the water hot and set it gu the
table, making their tea IN the following
fashion: The hot water is drawn off
when needed into the teapot, or poured
over the "tea ball" INTO the cup.
This tea ball is Of silver, thin
perforated with lines Of small
holes. A fine silver caain is
attached, endin-, in & ring which slips on
the huger. The rot water is poured over
this into the teapot, the ball allowed 10
remain in it for q moment or two aud
then removed al once. 4 handsome sill
yer tea caddy and spoon of etched silver
IRE now considered proper adjuncts for
the tea table, when inc mistress herself
makes the tea.
SELECTED RECIPES.
Baking powder sally lunn-TwO eggs,
one pint of sweet milk, with flour TO
make stiff batter, two teaspoons CT bak-
ing powder, two tablespoons OF sugar,
one of butter. Pour INTO a creased pan
and bake in quick oven.
Filing for cake-A good filling for O
plain layer cake, which is to be eaten
while fresh, is made by grating one large
tart apple, one lemon gra ed and the juice
squtz-d out, one egg and one cup of SUI
gar; let this boil for five minutes, stir it
constantly.
CNrn-meal mush-Put into your kettle
nearly as much water as you wish of
mush; when it boils stir in the meal
evenly until thin mush Is formed. Let
ii cook slowly for almost or qui'e an
hour; add salt to your taste. The coarser
the meal the longer it should be cooked.
To clean marble-Take two parts of
common sods, one part Of pumice stone,
and one part of finely powdered chalk;
sift 1t through fGe sieve and mix it w tn
water; then rub 1t we'll al! over the mar
BILE, and the stains will be removed; rub
the marble over with salt and water.
Brown bread-Two cups of Indian
meal, one cup wheat, one cup sour milk.
one good egg, that Well beat, One-half cup
moIssses add thereto, one-hslf cup sugar,
that will dc, one spoonful Of butter new,
of salt and soda each 2 spoon. Grease
your basin and put it over to steam an
hour and half, then take out and butter
she top Of your loaf and pat on little
mClssses eli over the top and bake notice
fast for az hour.
Lemon marm5lade-Siice the lemons
very thin, only taking out the seeds; add
three pints of cold water to each pound
of fruit; after bling cut in pieces, let it
stand twenty. four hours; boil it until
tender; pour it into an esrthen bowl
until the following day; weigh it, and TO
every pound of boiled fruit add one and
one-half pounds of lump sugar; boil the
whole together until the slrup iellies and
the chips are rather transparent.
Smothered chicken-For an excellent
and quick way to cook chicken, take a
tender one, split it open through the back,
wash thoroughly and see that it is nicely